A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 242 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (150 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 138.4051° East, -2.6618° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:57:19 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/19 / 2019-10-24 03:57:19 / October 24, 2019 @ 3:57 am. Id of earthquake: us70006217. Event ids that are associated: us70006217.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 242 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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